- Original: σίναπι - Transliteration: sinapi - Phonetic: sin'-ap-ee - Definition: 1. mustard, the name of a plant which in oriental countries grows from a very small seed and attains to the height of a tree, 10 feet (3 m) and more; hence a very small quantity of a thing is likened to a mustard seed, and also a thing which grows to a remarkable size - Origin: perhaps from sinomai (to hurt, i.e. sting) - TDNT entry: 11:47,1 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Neuter - Strong's: Perhaps from σίνομαι sinomai (to hurt that is sting); mustard (the plant): - mustard.